Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011SMU
Cole Beasley
WR • 5'9" • Little Elm, TX, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Cole Beasley reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
75
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Player Story
Cole Beasley built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Little Elm, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Cole Beasley's career was his receiving role: 255...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Cole Beasley, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · SMU. Cole Beasley reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,959
- Receptions
- 255
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Cole Beasley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,959
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- Marshall
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Little Elm · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Little Elm · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 1,040 receiving yards · WR 35th (top 5%) · Conference USA 4th (top 3%) · National 35th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 42 | 366 | 3 | 52.6 |
| 2009 Postseason | SMU | 11 | 3 | 88 | 1 | 57.5 |
| 2009 Regular Season | SMU | 11 | 37 | 405 | 2 | 57.5 |
| 2010 Postseason | SMU | 14 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 83.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | SMU | 14 | 84 | 1,036 | 6 | 83.5 |
| 2011 Postseason | SMU | 12 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 87.2 |
| 2011 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 79 | 954 | 3 | 87.2 |
Related Context
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Cole Beasley played WR for SMU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cole Beasley recorded 2 rushing yards, 2,959 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
SMU paired 1,040 primary output with 79.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 79.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · SMU
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
86.7
Efficiency
79.5
Usage
35.1
Consistency
71.1
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 86. Texas A&M: 56. UTEP: 99. Northwestern State: 171. Memphis: 50. UCF: 134. Southern Miss: 96. Tulsa: 79. Tulane: 62. Navy: 65. Houston: 84. Rice: 58
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 7 by 81.9. Texas A&M: 7 by 53.3. UTEP: 10 by 66. Northwestern State: 11 by 100. Memphis: 3 by 100. UCF: 10 by 89.3. Southern Miss: 7 by 91.4. Tulsa: 4 by 100. Tulane: 6 by 68.9. Navy: 8 by 54.2. Houston: 6 by 93.3. Rice: 7 by 55.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins94.3 · Games = 7 · +18.3 vs Losses
Losses76 · Games = 5 · -18.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/7 | @ Pittsburgh | W 28-6 | — | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Rice | W 27-24 | — | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Houston | L 7-37 | — | 6 | 84 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs NavyHigh volume | L 17-24 | — | 8 | 65 | 7.4 | 8.10 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Tulane | W 45-24 | — | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Tulsa | L 7-38 | — | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 0 | 27 |
| Sun 10/23 | @ Southern Miss | L 3-27 | — | 7 | 96 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs UCF100 receiving yards · High volume | W 38-17 | — | 10 | 134 | 13.4 | 13.40 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Memphis | W 42-0 | — | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 0 | 26 |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Northwestern State100 receiving yards · High volume | W 40-7 | — | 11 | 171 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs UTEPHigh volume | W 28-17 | — | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 9.90 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Texas A&M | L 14-46 | — | 7 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
Player Story
Cole Beasley story
Cole Beasley built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Little Elm, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Cole Beasley's career was his receiving role: 255 catches, 2,959 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 2 rushing yards across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with SMU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 2 rushing yards and 28 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across SMU.
The arc is straightforward: Cole Beasley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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SMU
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920092010201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | SMU | 366 | 52.3 | 21.6 | — |
| 2009 Postseason | SMU | 493 | 67.8 | 16.4 | 127 |
| 2009 Regular Season | SMU | 493 | 67.8 | 16.4 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | SMU | 1,060 | 76.7 | 28.7 | 567 |
| 2010 Regular Season | SMU | 1,060 | 76.7 | 28.7 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | SMU | 1,040 | 79.5 | 35.1 | -20 |
| 2011 Regular Season | SMU | 1,040 | 79.5 | 35.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Marshall
Week 12 · L 31-34 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
94
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
94 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Rice
Week 5 · W 42-31 · Conference game
158
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
158 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Northwestern State
Week 3 · W 40-7
171
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
171 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Tulane
Week 9 · W 31-17 · Conference game
135
Receiving Yards
95.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
135 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Tulsa
Week 7 · L 31-37 · Conference game
94
Receiving Yards
92.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 78.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · SMU
1,040 primary output · 79.5 efficiency · 35.1 usage
87.2
#2
2011 Regular Season · SMU
87.2
1,040 primary · 79.5 efficiency · 35.1 usage
#3
2010 Postseason · SMU
83.5
1,060 primary · 76.7 efficiency · 28.7 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
11
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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